Correlation between coronary artery calcification and COVID-19.

Autor:	Abrotan S; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Jalali SF; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Hedayati-Godarzi M; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Jafaripour I; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Saravi M; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Ziaie N; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Pourkia R; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Amin K; Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Bijani A; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Bayani M; Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Khafri S; Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Bakhshi M; Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Kargar-Soleimanabad S; Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Ghadirzadeh E; Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Caspian journal of internal medicine [Caspian J Intern Med] 2024 Summer; Vol. 15 (3), pp. 466-471.
DOI:	10.22088/cjim.15.3.466
Abstrakt:	Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an underlying cardiac condition contributing to increased COVID-19 mortality and morbidity which can be assessed by several diagnosis methods including coronary artery calcification (CAC). The goal of this study was to find out if there were potential links between CAC, clinical findings, severity of COVID-19, and in-hospital outcomes. Methods: This retrospective study evaluated 551 suspected patients admitted to teaching hospitals of the Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, from March to October 2021. Data included previous diseases, comorbidities, clinical examinations, routine laboratory tests, demographic characteristics, duration of hospitalization, and number of days under ventilation were recorded in a checklist. Results: Findings of current study provide evidence of a significant relationship between coronary artery calcification (CAC) and in-hospital mortality. Additionally, we observed significant correlations between CAC and several clinical parameters including age, duration of hospitalization, pulse rate, maximum blood pressure, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), neutrophil count, white blood cell (WBC) count, and oxygen saturation. However, we did not observe a significant association between CAC and the severity index of COVID-19. In addition, logistic regression tests did not find a significant value of CAC to predict in-hospital mortality. Conclusion: Our findings showed a significant relationship between CAC and in-hospital mortality. Competing Interests: None declared. (© The Author(s).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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